Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to break their previous records with all three indices and market-cap reached to new highs.
Besides, stocks extended their rally for the nine straight weeks as investors continued to put fresh funds into stocks despite virus worries.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up 61.23 points or 0.91 percent to close at 6,760.62.
It stood a record high of 6787.16 points on Tuesday, highest since its inception more than eight years back on 27 January 2013. It added 708 points in the past nine consecutive weeks.
Market experts said stocks continued making a new record after breaking previous one as investors are putting fresh funds on stocks amid high expectations among investors.
Besides, the regulatory decision to keep the market open during the lockdown has been taken positively and pushed the market up, they added.
They mentioned that many market-supportive measures including removal of the floor price restriction from all listed securities, lower returns from the money market, budgetary measures and several regulatory reforms to build a vibrant capital market has kept the market afloat.
However, the DSE30 Index, comprising blue chips, decreased 4.03 points to close at 2,423.55 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) went up 2.30 points to close at 1,461.34.
The DSE30 Index, comprising blue chips and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES), also witnessed a record high to stand at historical highs of 2,422.17 and 1,469.03 on Tuesday, respectively.
The market capitalisation of the DSE also hit a fresh all-time high at Tk 5512.35 billion on Tuesday.
Of the 378 issues traded, 224 advanced, 143 declined and 11 remained unchanged on the CSE floor.
On the other hand, the port city bourse, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw a rapid growth with its selective category index (CSCX) gaining 118.46 points in the last week to close at 11,820.52 points.
The All-Share Price Index (CASPI) of the CSE was higher by 197.85 points to close at 19713.24 points.
Of the 344 issues traded, 180 advanced, 143 declined and 21 remained unchanged on the CSE floor.
The port city's bourse traded 18.43 crore shares and mutual fund units with turnover value of Tk 407.33 crore during the time.
